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The Ultimate Fighting Championship blew into Chicago for UFC on Fox and it was Rashad Evans facing Phil Davis in a light-heavyweight bout at the United Center. The last time the UFC had held an event in Illinois was UFC 90 in 2008.
In the main event, Evans (22-1-1, 12-1-1 UFC) won a unanimous decision over Davis (9-1, 5-1 UFC). The five-round bout was scored 50-45. The loss was the first for Davis in his 10-fight career, but more surprisingly was the way in which he lost the fight, by being outwrestled.
Davis was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American at Penn State, so being outwrestled had to be a blow to his game plan.
Davis standup was much improved from his previous bouts, but his lack of maturity as a complete MMA fighter was evident throughout the fight. His transitions from standup to takedowns were not as fluent as you would want facing an ex-champion in Evans. “MMA takedowns come down to transitions, so you can be the best college wrestler in the sport, but if you don’t have good transitions from your punch to your takedowns then you’re not going to have a good shot,” said Evans.
Evans also believes it was his experience in the cage that helped him win the decision. “I believe that he (Davis) needs a couple of more years before his stand up is better than mine,” Evans said.
With the win, Evans’ next bout will come against UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones. The bout is scheduled to take place at UFC 145 in Atlanta at the Philips Arena on April 21.
This is a battle of former training partners under Greg Jackson’s Submission Fighting. Evans left Jackson’s gym after it became apparent that the two would eventually have to fight for the title.
Evans now fights out of Imperial Athetics (aka “Blackzilians”) in Boca Raton, Fla., a gym he co-founded with several Brazilian fighters.
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Source: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/mma/blog/2012/01/ufc_of_fox_evans_wins_over_dav.html
Chicago Cop Stops Opponent
The heavyweights were in action in the “Windy City,” as Mike Russow, a Chicago police officer, took on Jon Olav Einemo. Russow was the subject of many a chant, the most prevalent of which was the audience shouting “CPD.”
You know, because he works for the Chicago Police Department.
It’s still not clear whether the fans were chanting that for support of Russow or simply to entertain themselves while they watched a plodding heavyweight fight between two guys who looked gassed by the time the second round was over.
The long and short of it is that Russow used his considerable girth to lay on top of Einemo and wear him out until the final horn sounded. He was awarded the unanimous decision victory, keeping his perfect record in the UFC alive at 4-0.
Yippee.
Source: http://www.mmamania.com/2012/1/28/2755048/ufc-on-fox-2-prelims-results-recap-for-evans-vs-davis-in-chicago
Q101 knows who we will be rooting for (and we have a pretty good idea who will be the crowd favorite when UFC on Fox 2 comes to the UC in Chicago Jan. 28! Read on:
An elbow injury has forced Mark Munoz out of next week’s UFC on Fox 2 co-main event bout against Chael Sonnen in Chicago.
Munoz will be replaced by Michael Bisping, who will now fight Sonnen to determine the next challenger for middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
Bisping had been scheduled to fight Demain Maia on the card. Maia will now fight Chris Weidman.
Also: The Ultimate Fighting Championship postponed its March show in Montreal.
UFC 145 was scheduled for March 24 at the Bell Centre. But the UFC scrapped it for now, citing scheduling complications and a desire to deliver a “championship card.”
UFC director of Canadian operations Tom Wright said he expects Montreal to stage a show later this year.
Most of the fights announced for the March show will be shifted to a card set for April in Atlanta.
Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal tested positive for a banned steroid following his win over Lorenz Larkin on a card at the Hard Rock Hotel on Jan. 7, the Nevada Athletic Commission announced Tuesday.
He has denied using any illegal substances. Lawal, who has the right to appeal, faces a one-year suspension, a fine and a reversal of his victory to a no-contest.
Source: http://www.lvrj.com/sports/in-brief-137552718.html
It’s been a long time coming but Chicago is finally playing host to the UFC again! This will mark UFC’s chance at nationally televised redemption after the disastrous 60 second bout between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez. Not only will we get a look at Rashad Evans, but we’ll witness a stiff test for Chael Sonnen (left), who will face Mark Munoz in just his second trip to the octogon after his year-long suspension for performance enhancing drugs.
READ ON:Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday (12/9) though a pre-sale period begins on Wednesday.
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported on Saturday, Evans vs. Davis will be contested as a five-round non-title fight, according to a UFC official. Both co-headliners serve as title eliminators, and each winner is promised a title shot.READ MORE AND SEE THE FULL CARD HERE
Source: http://mmajunkie.com/news/26388/ufc-on-fox-2-evans-vs-davis-tickets-on-sale-this-week.mma
Frankie Edgar finally had “The Answer” to Gray Maynard in Saturday’s UFC 136 main event, as Edgar retained the UFC lightweight title with a fourth-round TKO of “The Bully” in another “Fight of the Year” contender in Houston, Texas.
Like their second fight that ended in a draw in January, Edgar was dominated and nearly finished by the challenger Maynard in the opening round, but narrowly survived again. After regaining his composure in the second, Edgar attacked with more combinations and leg kicks in the third and hurt Maynard following a takedown attempt in the fourth.
Edgar chased Maynard down near the fence and dropped him with a right before forcing the referee to step in after a barrage of unanswered punches on the ground.
Edgar improves to 14-1-1 after avenging his loss and draw to Maynard, who suffered his first defeat to fall to 10-1-1.
UFC 136 also saw featherweight champion Jose Aldo top Kenny Florian, Chael Sonnen submitting Brian Stann to likely earn a rematch with Anderson Silva, Nam Phan outpointing Leonard Garcia in their featherweight rematch, and Joe Lauzon stunning lightweight contender Melvin Guillard in just 47-seconds.
The complete UFC 136 results are below, and also check out all of MMAFrenzy.com’s UFC 136 recaps and play-by-play by clicking here:
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Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/26331/ufc-136-results-frankie-edgar-comes-back-to-ko-gray-maynard-retain-lightweight-title/
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